Resume of

Fernando Arango Isaza

 

 

Contact Information:

 

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Data

e-mail:

farango@ unalmed.edu.co

Phone:

 (74)(4) 4255362 / (74)(4) 4255350

Education:

 

Date

Degree

Institution

Field

1975

Civil Engineer:

National University of Colombia, Medellín.

Civil Engineering

1984

Master of Science:

Colorado State University

Colorado, USA.

“Water Resources Planning and Management”.

1886

PHD Candidate:

(No thesis)

Colorado State University,

Colorado, USA.

“Water Resources Planning and Management”

2003

PHD

 

Polytechnic University of Valencia,

Valencia, Spain.

“Programming Engineering and Artificial Intelligence”.

 

Employment:

 

Date

Company

Section

Position

06/1971 

Integral Ltda.

Systems Department.

Computer Programmer

08/1974 

Integral Ltda.

Systems Department.

System Analyst

06/1976

Integral Ltda.

Systems Department.

Director of Programming Section

08/1982

Colorado State University.

 

Student

08/1984

Colorado State University.

 

Research Assistant

05/1986

Integral S.A.

Water Resources Dept..

Specialist

10/1987

Independent

 

Consultant

07/1989 02/1998

National Univ. of Colombia.

Systems and Administration Dept.

Assistant Professor

07/1998 – today

National U. of Colombia.

Systems and Administration Dept.

Associated Professor

06/1992 06/1995

National U. of Colombia.

Systems Eng. Graduated Program.

Academic Director

06/2002 -today

National U. of Colombia

Systems and Informatics Eng. School

Director

Awards:

 

Name

Description

Date

“Exceptional Professor”

The graduating students vote by the “Most Influential Professor”.  I got the greatest number of votes at graduated level Engineering School.

1994

and

1995

Personal:

 

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Nationality:

Colombian, South American.

Passport No: 8’305.562

Birth Date:

Feb 6 / 1950.

Languages:

SPANISH: Native.

ENGLISH: Second Language (fluid).

Relevant Experience:

 

In Software Development

Application

Main Activity

Roads Excavation Data Analysis

Design/Programming

Topographic/Geodesic Calculation

Design/Programming

Hydro/Power Systems Simulation

Analysis/Design/Programming

Waves Propagation in Open Channels

Design/Programming

Flow Profile in contracting spillways

Design/Programming

Optimum Power Lines Tower Allocation

Analysis/Design/Programming

Hydro Electric Central Stability Analysis

Design/Programming

Structural Analysis

Maintenance

Finite Elements Rock Stress Analysis

Maintenance

Administrative Events at “Integral Ltd.”

Analysis

 

In Teaching

Course name

Description

Engineering Models

Modeling as an engineering problem solving technique, at sophomore level.

Computers I

Basic engineering programming skills using FORTRAN, at freshmen level.

Advanced Programming

Comparative study of programming paradigms, at graduated level.

Modern Programming Methods

Data structures and object oriented development, at graduated level.

Algorithms Analysis and Design

Order theory and algorithms design, at graduated level

Computation Theory

Formal languages, finite automata, regular expressions, context free grammars, parsing.

 

In Management

Position

Responsibilities

Director of the Engineering Programming Section

I was responsible for the delivering of quality engineering and administrative software products, at Integral Ltd.

In charge of <10 Analysts/Programmers

Academic Director

I was responsible for the coordination of planning and executing actions, at National University of Colombia, Medellín, graduated Systems Engineering Programs.

School Director

I am responsible for the coordination of planning and executing actions related to three the study programs (undergrad / Ms.C. / Ph.D.) and research, at National University of Colombia, Medellín, Systems & Informatics Engineering School.

 

Relevant Skills:

 

In Software Development

Activity

Description

Programming

I have extensive experience in the use of the following procedural programming languages:

(FORTRTAN, C)

 

I have extensive experience in the use of the following declarative programming languages:

(PROLOG, LISP, OBJ3/MAUDE)

 

I can read COBOL programs.

(I worked in a COBOL to ACCESS Migration project)

Design

I have extensive experience in process modeling using the following modeling techniques:

(Data Flow Diagrams, Process Control Diagrams, OO State Transition Diagrams, Formal PRE/POST statements)

 

I have extensive experience in data modeling using the following modeling techniques:

(E/R, OO Class Diagrams.)

Analysis

I have extensive experience in the use of the OO formal specification language OASIS.

 

I have experience in the use of UML.

 

I have extensive experience in the use UN-METODO.